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70710-0007 - Japanese Prostitutes in Yoshiwara, Tokyo

Tokyo 1910s
Yoshiwara Prostitutes

Artist Unknown
Publisher Marukiya
Medium Postcard
Period Meiji
Location Tokyo
Image No. 70710-0007
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Japanese prostitutes in a beautifully decorated room in the Yukaku (red light district) of Yoshiwara in Tokyo.

For more information on Yoshiwara, see Tokyo 1910s • Yoshiwara Prostitutes.

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As it is unclear at which brothel this photo was shot, the Google Map below shows the location of the former entrance gate, the Omon (大門), located in current-day Senzoku 4-chome, Taito-ku (台東区千束4丁目).

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Duits, Kjeld (). Tokyo 1910s: Yoshiwara Prostitutes, OLD PHOTOS of JAPAN. Retrieved on February 10, 2025 (GMT) from https://www.oldphotosjapan.com/photos/270/yoshiwara-prostitutes-2

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